18 good reasons why 2013 was bad for Obama

If Obama were to be given a Report Card for 2013, it would doubtlessly be a fail. And deservedly so. He continues to be a President who arrived in the White House with much fanfare and high hopes from many, but has failed to deliver on just about every front, local and international. It is almost hard to think of a really positive thing Obama has done in his 5 years in office. If the polls are anything to go by, his rating with Americans is almost worse than that of George Bush at the same time in his presidency.

"US President Barack Obama gave an end-of-year press conference Friday, and it likely — much like his entire year — didn't go as he planned.

After brief opening remarks, the president's very first question came from Julie Pace of the Associated Press. "Has this been the worst year of your presidency?" she asked. It all went downhill from there.

Truth is, it has been a rough year for Obama, whether you support him or not. Here's a look at the worst of the worst."

But one example of Obama's 18 failures....

"The Census Bureau publishes the Gini Index, the official measure of income inequality. And that index has climbed every year Obama has been in office. It's now at its worst since the Great Depression and the gap is only growing."

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